Senior Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

📍 Job Overview

• Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering
• Company: Google
• Location: Poland
• Job Type: On-site
• Category: DevOps Engineer
• Date Posted: June 25, 2025
• Experience Level: Mid-Senior level (5-10 years)

🚀 Role Summary

• 📝 Enhancement Note: This role focuses on managing the complex challenges of scale unique to Google Cloud, with a strong emphasis on software development, algorithms, and large-scale system design.

• Google's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, fault-tolerant systems. This role ensures Google Cloud's services have reliability, uptime, and a fast rate of improvement.

💻 Primary Responsibilities

• 📝 Enhancement Note: The role involves improving the whole life-cycle of services, providing guidance on managing availability and performance, and maintaining live services by measuring and monitoring system health.

• Improve the whole life-cycle of services from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement.

• Provide guidance to other team members on managing availability and performance of mission-critical services, building automation to prevent problem recurrence, and building automated responses for non-exceptional service conditions.

• Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health, and lead sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems.

• Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation and evolve systems by driving changes that improve reliability and velocity.

• Manage support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and launch reviews.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience with programming in one or more programming languages.
• 3+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems and working with Unix/Linux systems internals and administration or networking.
• 2+ years of experience leading projects.

Required Skills

• Programming experience in one or more languages.
• Experience with distributed systems and Unix/Linux systems internals and administration or networking.
• Project leadership experience.
• Problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in computing, distributed systems, storage, or networking.
• Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.

📊 Web Portfolio & Project Requirements

• 📝 Enhancement Note: While not explicitly stated, a strong portfolio showcasing experience in distributed systems, Unix/Linux administration, and project leadership would be beneficial.

• Portfolio Essentials:

  • Demonstrate experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems.
  • Showcase project leadership skills through successful project management examples.
  • Highlight problem-solving skills with case studies or examples of overcoming technical challenges.

• Technical Documentation:

  • Include code quality documentation, version control, and deployment processes.
  • Showcase testing methodologies, performance metrics, and optimization techniques.

💵 Compensation & Benefits

• 📝 Enhancement Note: Salary range for a Senior Systems Engineer at Google in Poland typically ranges from 15,000 PLN to 25,000 PLN per month, based on industry standards and Glassdoor reviews.

• Salary Range: 15,000 - 25,000 PLN per month

• Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • A dynamic and innovative work environment.

• Working Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week), with flexible working hours and a focus on results.

🎯 Team & Company Context

🏢 Company Culture

• Industry: Technology

• Company Size: Large (100,000+ employees)

• Founded: 1998

• Team Structure:

  • Large, cross-functional teams working on various Google Cloud services.
  • Collaborative environment with a focus on problem-solving and innovation.

• Development Methodology:

  • Agile/Scrum methodologies for web projects.
  • Code review, testing, and quality assurance practices.
  • Deployment strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and server management.

• Company Website: Google Careers

📈 Career & Growth Analysis

• Web Technology Career Level: Senior Systems Engineer, Site Reliability Engineering

• Reporting Structure: Reports to the SRE team lead or manager.

• Technical Impact: Significant influence on Google Cloud's services, ensuring reliability, uptime, and performance.

• Growth Opportunities:

  • Potential growth into technical leadership roles, such as SRE Manager or Technical Lead.
  • Opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects and technologies.

🌐 Work Environment

• Office Type: Large, modern offices with collaborative workspaces.
• Office Location(s): Poland (with potential for remote work)
• Workspace Context:
  • Access to the latest tools and technologies.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
• Work Schedule: Flexible working hours with a focus on results and performance.

📄 Application & Technical Interview Process

• Interview Process:

  • Online assessment or coding challenge focused on distributed systems and Unix/Linux administration.
  • Technical deep dive into system design, algorithms, and problem-solving.
  • Behavioral interviews focusing on leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
  • Final round with senior leadership or hiring managers.

• Portfolio Review Tips:

  • Highlight experience in distributed systems, Unix/Linux administration, and project leadership.
  • Showcase problem-solving skills and technical depth through case studies or examples.

• Technical Challenge Preparation:

  • Brush up on distributed systems, Unix/Linux administration, and networking concepts.
  • Practice coding challenges and system design exercises.
  • Prepare for behavioral interviews by reflecting on past experiences and accomplishments.

• ATS Keywords:

  • Programming Languages: Python, Java, C++, Go
  • Web Frameworks: N/A (focus on backend and systems engineering)
  • Server Technologies: Unix/Linux, Distributed Systems, Networking
  • Databases: N/A (focus on system design and architecture)
  • Tools: CI/CD pipelines, Automation, Monitoring Tools
  • Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, Site Reliability Engineering
  • Soft Skills: Problem-solving, Communication, Leadership
  • Industry Terms: Distributed Systems, Unix/Linux Administration, Networking, Site Reliability Engineering

📌 Application Steps

• Submit your application through the Google Careers portal.
• Tailor your resume to highlight relevant skills and experiences in distributed systems, Unix/Linux administration, and project leadership.
• Prepare for the online assessment or coding challenge by brushing up on your technical skills.
• Research Google's SRE team and company culture to demonstrate your fit and enthusiasm for the role during the interview process.